Insurance Adjusters Delay Valid Claims with Endless Documentation Requests
Insurance companies stall legitimate claims by continuously requesting additional proof even after all standard documentation has been submitted. Claimants with straightforward damage events — including photos, cost estimates, and item ages — are denied payout for weeks or months. The repeated escalation pattern appears designed to exhaust claimants into abandoning valid claims.
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